Realising an agreement between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Singapore, Deputy Foreign Minister, Pham Quang Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the eighth political consultation with Singaporean counterparts in Singapore from July 10-11.
Realising an agreement between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Singapore, Deputy Foreign Minister, Pham Quang Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the eighth political consultation with Singaporean counterparts in Singapore from July 10-11.
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| Singaporean Foreign Minister, K. Shanmugam meets with Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh. |
During the stay, Vinh had a courtesy meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister, K. Shanmugam and held talks with Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Chee Wee Kiong.
Shanmugam expressed his pleasure with sound developments of the bilateral co-operative relations and spoke highly of the establishment of the strategic partnership during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s official visit to Vietnam in September 2013.
He said that both sides should work closely with each other to deepen the effective co-operation and mutual trust, enhance high-level delegation exchange and effectively realise co-operation in all fields, especially in economics, in accordance with theVietnam-Singapore framework agreement to connect the two economies.
Shanmugam valued the Vietnamese Government’s efforts and effective measures to ensure a safe and favourable investment environment for foreign investors, saying that Vietnam would always be an important and reliable partner of Singapore in bilateral relations and regional co-operation.
During the political consultation, both sides reviewed the realisation of the strategic partnership and devised measures to boost bilateral ties in the future while agreeing to boost reciprocal visits at all levels and elevate all-round co-operation.
The two sides discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern, expressed deep concern about the complicated situation in the East Sea and valued the ASEAN’s active role in ensuring peace, stability, maritime and aviation security, safety and freedom in the East Sea.
They agreed that the ninth political consultation will be held in Vietnam next year.
(Source:Nhan Dan)
